When You Are Ready to Leave After Parking on a Hill | Buick 2005

When You Are Ready to Leave After Parking on a Hill

1.Apply your regular brakes and hold the pedal down while you:

•Start your engine.

•Shift into a gear.

•Release the parking brake.

2.Let up on the brake pedal.

3.Drive slowly until the trailer is clear of the chocks.

4.Stop and have someone pick up and store the chocks.

Maintenance When Trailer Towing

Your vehicle will need service more often when you are pulling a trailer. See the Maintenance Schedule for more on this. Things that are especially important in trailer operation are automatic transaxle ﬂuid, engine oil, belts, cooling system and brake system. Each of these is covered in this manual, and the Index will help you ﬁnd them quickly. If you are trailering, it is a good idea to review these sections before you start your trip.

Check periodically to see that all hitch nuts and bolts are tight.

Trailer Wiring Harness

Your vehicle may have a trailer wiring harness located at the rear of your vehicle. To use the trailer wiring harness, you need a converter kit. Contact your dealer for more information.

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Buick 2005 When You Are Ready to Leave After Parking on a Hill, Maintenance When Trailer Towing, Trailer Wiring Harness

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Seats and Restraint Systems Service and Appearance CareCustomer Assistance and Information Canadian Owners How to Use This ManualAbout Driving Your Vehicle Index Safety Warnings and Symbols Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle SymbolsPage Page Seats and Restraint Systems Section Seats and Restraint Systems Manual Passenger Seat Front SeatsFour-Way Manual Driver Seat Six-Way Power Seats Manual Lumbar Heated Seats Reclining Seatbacks Head Restraints Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks Rear SeatsRear Seat Operation Split Bench Seats Up-Level Removing the Split Bench Seat Base-Level Replacing the Split Bench Seat Page Captain Chairs Adjusting the Captain’s Chairs Second Row Removing the Captain’s Chairs Replacing the Captain’s Chairs Page Folding the Seatback Stowable Seat Replacing the Stowable Seat Removing the Stowable SeatPage Safety Belts They Are for Everyone Safety Belts Why Safety Belts Work Page Person keeps going until stopped by something. Questions and Answers About Safety Belts Driver Position How to Wear Safety Belts ProperlyLap-Shoulder Belt Page Page What is wrong with this? Belt is buckled in the wrong place Belt is over an armrest What is wrong with this? Belt is twisted across the body Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions Safety Belt Use During PregnancyRight Front Passenger Position Rear Seat Passengers Lap-Shoulder Belt Page To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle Center Rear Passenger Position Page Page For second row center position do the following Second Row Center Position Safety Belt Extender Safety Belt Pretensioners Child Restraints What is the proper way to wear safety belts?Older Children Page Infants and Young Children Page What are the different types of add-on child restraints? Child Restraint Systems Page How do child restraints work? Page Where to Put the Restraint Top Strap Captain’s Chairs Top Strap Anchor LocationPage Second Row Center Position Bench Seat with Third Row Seat Third Row Passenger’s Side Outside Position Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children Latch System Page Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Latch SystemPage Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Rear Seat Position Page Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position Page Page Airbag System Page Page Where Are the Airbags? Page Page When Should an Airbag Inﬂate? Page How Does an Airbag Restrain? What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate? What Will You See After an Airbag Inﬂates? Passenger Sensing System Page Seat Position on Page Page Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle Checking Your Restraint Systems Restraint System CheckReplacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash Page Starting and Operating Your Vehicle Features and Controls Section Features and Controls Keys Be sure you have spare keys Remote Keyless Entry System Remote Keyless Entry System Operation Matching Transmitters to Your Vehicle Battery ReplacementUnited States Canada Door Locks Doors and Locks Delayed Locking Power Door Locks Rear Door Security Locks Programmable Automatic Door Locks Lockout Protection Canceling the Rear Door Security LocksLiftgate Liftgate Handle Liftgate Release Windows Express-Down Window Power Windows Theft-Deterrent Systems Content Theft-DeterrentSun Visors Arming with the Remote Keyless Entry Transmitter Arming with the Power Lock Switch Disarming with Your Key PASS-KeyIIIDisarming with the Remote Keyless Entry Transmitter PASS-KeyIII Operation New Vehicle Break-In Starting and Operating Your Vehicle Ignition Positions Starting Your Engine Retained Accessory Power RAP To Use the Engine Coolant Heater Engine Coolant Heater Automatic Transaxle Operation Reverse R Use this gear to back up Automatic Overdrive D Warm-Up Shift Parking Brake All-Wheel Drive Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running Shifting Into Park P Torque Lock Shifting Out of Park P Engine Exhaust Parking Over Things That Burn Running Your Engine While You Are Parked Mirrors Outside Power MirrorManual Rearview Mirror Outside Convex Mirror Outside Curb View Assist MirrorOutside Heated Mirrors Directions and Connections Plan OnStar ServicesOnStar System Safe and Sound Plan OnStar Personal Calling HomeLink TransmitterOnStar Virtual Advisor Programming the HomeLink Transmitter Programming HomeLink Gate Operator and Canadian Programming Using HomeLink Erasing HomeLink Buttons Resetting DefaultsStorage Areas Glove Box Floor Console Storage Area CupholdersCell Phone Storage Area Overhead Console Rear Storage Area Front Armrest Storage AreaRoof Rack System Rails, making sure to fasten it securely Page Cargo Cover Convenience Net Removing the Extended Rear Convenience Center Rear Convenience Center Reinstalling the Extended Rear Convenience Center Page Vehicle Personalization SunroofMemory Seat Page Instrument Panel Driver Information Center DIC Page Instrument Panel Overview Shift Lever. See Automatic Transaxle Operation on Tilt Wheel Hazard Warning FlashersOther Warning Devices Horn Turn and Lane-Change Signals Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer Turn Signal On ChimeFlash-to-Pass Windshield Washer Windshield Wipers Rear Window Washer/Wiper Cruise ControlPage Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control Setting Cruise ControlResuming a Set Speed Ending Cruise Control Reducing Speed While Using Cruise ControlPassing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control Using Cruise Control on Hills Daytime Running Lamps DRL Exterior LampsLamps on Reminder Fog Lamps Automatic Headlamp System Instrument Panel Brightness Interior LampsInterior Lamps Control Entry Lighting Headlamp Exit Delay Exit Lighting Delayed Lighting Cargo Lamp Perimeter LightingFront Reading Lamps Rear Reading Lamps Instrument Panel Switchbank Battery Run-Down Protection Low Oil Pressure. See Low Oil Pressure Message on Head-Up Display HUDPage Fuse is blown. See Fuses and Circuit Breakers on Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist Urpa Description English Metric How the System Works When the System Does Not Seem to Work Properly Accessory Power Outlets Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter Climate Control System Climate ControlsOperation Defogging and Defrosting Rear Window Defogger Dual Climate Control SystemPage To the defogger grid Automatic Operation Dual Automatic Climate Control System Manual Operation Defogging and Defrosting Operation Tips Outlet AdjustmentPage Instrument Panel Cluster Speedometer and Odometer Trip Odometer Tachometer Retro-Active Reset Airbag Readiness Light Safety Belt Reminder Light Passenger Airbag Status Indicator Page Brake System Warning Light United States Canada Malfunction Indicator Lamp Engine Coolant Temperature Gage If the Light Is Flashing If the Light Is On Steady Highbeam On Light Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs Fuel Gage Message Center Service Traction System Warning MessagePassenger Seatbelt Reminder Message Traction Active Message Engine Coolant Temperature If this message comes on and stays on, see your dealer Low Oil Pressure Message Low Engine Oil Level Message Change Engine Oil Message Rear Hatch Ajar Warning Message Low Tire Message Door Ajar Warning Message Check Gas Cap Message All-Wheel Drive Disable Warning MessagePASS-KeyIII Security Message Low Washer Fluid Warning Message Low Fuel Warning Message Low Brake Fluid Warning Message Service Vehicle Soon Message United States Canada Parking Lamp Warning Message Highbeam Out Warning Message United States shown, Canada similar Driver Information Center DICCompass Variance Compass Calibration Press SET to Calibrate Compass DIC Controls and Displays Oil Life System on page 5-19 for more information DIC Vehicle Personalization Entering Programming Mode Headlamp Exit Delay Interior Lighting On Interior Lighting Delay Auto Door Lock/Unlock Delayed Locking Remote Door Unlock Unlock Feedback Seat Recall Lock Feedback Tilt Mirror Audio Systems Exiting Programming Mode Radio with CD Setting the TimeRadio Data System RDS XM Satellite Radio Service Playing the Radio Finding a Station Setting the Tone Bass/Treble Setting Preset Stations Finding a Program Type PTY Station RDS and XM Adjusting the Speakers Balance/Fade RDS Messages Radio Messages Radio Display Condition Action Required Message XM Radio Messages XM Radio Messages cont’d Playing a CD CD Messages Listening to a DVD Radio with Cassette and CD XM Satellite Radio Service Playing the Radio Finding a Station Setting Preset Stations Finding a Program Type PTY Station RDS Messages Radio Messages Audio system is acquiring and processing audio and text XM Radio Messages cont’d Playing a Cassette Tape CD Adapter Kits Cassette Tape Messages Playing a CD CD Messages Radio with Six-Disc CD XM Satellite Radio Service Playing the Radio Finding a Station Setting Preset Stations Adjusting the Speakers Balance/Fade Setting Preset PTYs RDS Only RDS Messages Radio Messages XM Radio Messages XM Radio Messages cont’d Playing a CD Playing a Speciﬁc Loaded CD Page Using Song List Mode CD Messages Parental Control Rear Seat Entertainment System Before You Drive Headphones Stereo RCA Jacks Battery Replacement Audio Output DVD Player Video Screen DVD Player Buttons Q t, p r, o Directional Control Playing a DiscStopping and Resuming Playback Ejecting a Disc Remote Control Buttons Remote ControlRemote control stored in a cool, dry place Page Setup Menu Problem Recommended Action Tips and Troubleshooting Chart Quickly press and release Player to get to auxiliary Problem Recommended Action DVD Distortion Cleaning the DVD PlayerCleaning the Video Screen DVD Messages Rear Seat Audio RSA Navigation/Radio SystemPrimary Radio Controls Rear Seat Audio RSA Controls Theft-Deterrent Feature Audio Steering Wheel Controls FM Stereo XM Satellite Radio ServiceRadio Reception Care of Your Cassette Tape Player XM Satellite Radio Antenna System Care of Your CDs and DVDsCare of Your CD and DVD Player Integrated Windshield Antenna 136 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle Section Driving Your Vehicle Vehicle Design Your Driving, the Road, and Your VehicleDriver Behavior Driving Environment Drunken Driving Defensive DrivingPage Page Braking Control of a Vehicle Anti-Lock Brake System ABS Page Braking in Emergencies Using Anti-Lock Traction Control System TCS All-Wheel Drive AWD System Driving on Curves Power SteeringSteering Steering Tips Steering in Emergencies Passing Off-Road Recovery Loss of Control Skidding Driving at Night Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads Page Some Other Rainy Weather Tips Hydroplaning City Driving Freeway Driving Fuel, Engine Oil, Other Fluids Have you checked all levels? Before Leaving on a Long Trip Hill and Mountain Roads Highway HypnosisPage Driving on Snow or Ice Winter DrivingPage If You Are Caught in a Blizzard Page If You Are Stuck In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow Loading Your Vehicle Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It Out Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit Tire and Loading Information LabelExample Label Example Description Total Example Description Total United States version shown, Canada similar Certiﬁcation/Tire Label Towing Your Vehicle TowingRecreational Vehicle Towing Dolly Towing Two-Wheel-Drive Vehicles Dinghy Towing Towing a Trailer Level Control If You Do Decide To Pull a Trailer Weight of the Trailer Tongue Weight of the Trailer Hitches Total Weight on Your Vehicle’s Tires Trailer Brakes Safety ChainsDriving with a Trailer Making Turns Following DistancePassing Backing Up Driving On Grades Turn Signals When Towing a TrailerParking on Hills Maintenance When Trailer Towing When You Are Ready to Leave After Parking on a HillTrailer Wiring Harness Page Checking Things Under the Hood Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement Capacities and Speciﬁcations California Proposition 65 Warning Service Doing Your Own Service Work Gasoline Speciﬁcations FuelAdding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle Gasoline Octane Additives California Fuel Fuels in Foreign Countries Filling Your Tank Page Filling a Portable Fuel Container Checking Things Under the Hood To open the hood, do the following Hood Release Engine Compartment Overview Battery. See Battery on Page Battery. See Battery on Checking Engine Oil Engine Oil3400 V6 Engine 6L V6 Engine What Kind of Engine Oil to Use When to Add Engine OilPage Engine Oil Life System When to Change Engine OilEngine Oil Additives What to Do with Used Oil How to Reset the Engine Oil Life System 3400 V6 engine shown, 3.6 L V6 engine similar Engine Air Cleaner/FilterWhen to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter Automatic Transaxle Fluid When to Check and Change Automatic Transaxle Fluid Checking the Fluid Level How to Check Automatic Transaxle Fluid Then, without shutting off the engine, do the following Engine Coolant How to Add Automatic Transaxle Fluid What Coolant to Use Adding Coolant Checking Coolant Engine Overheating Radiator Pressure CapIf Steam Is Coming From Your Engine If No Steam Is Coming From Your Engine Cooling System Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode3400 V6 engine L V6 engine How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Recovery Tank Page Housing Bypass Tube How to Add Coolant to the RadiatorPage When to Check Power Steering Fluid Power Steering Fluid What Washer Fluid to Use How to Check Power Steering FluidWhat Power Steering Fluid to Use Windshield Washer Fluid Adding Washer Fluid BrakesBrake Fluid What to Add Brake Wear Brake AdjustmentBrake Pedal Travel Replacing Brake System Parts BatteryVehicle Storage Jump Starting Page Page Page Jumper Cable Removal All-Wheel Drive Transfer Case Power Transfer UnitWhen to Check Lubricant How to Check Lubricant When to Check and Change Lubricant Carrier Assembly-Differential Rear Drive Module Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and Parking Lamps Bulb ReplacementHalogen Bulbs Page Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Parking Lamps Taillamps and Back-Up Lamps Replacement Bulbs Windshield Wiper Blade ReplacementExterior Lamp Bulb Number Page Tires Passenger P-Metric Tire Example Tire Sidewall Labelling If a Tire Goes Flat on Compact Spare Tire Example Tire Size Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions From driving. See Inﬂation Tire Pressure on Page Inﬂation Tire Pressure When to Check Check Tire Pressure System How to CheckPage Tire Inspection and Rotation When It Is Time for New Tires Buying New Tires Traction AA, A, B, C Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature aUniform Tire Quality Grading Treadwear Temperature A, B, C Wheel ReplacementWheel Alignment and Tire Balance Used Replacement Wheels Tire Chains Accessory Inﬂator Time only Changing a Flat Tire If a Tire Goes FlatPage Removing the Spare Tire and Tools Compact Spare Tire Page Page Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire on Page Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire Page Page Page Secondary Latch System All-wheel-drive Vehicle shown Front-wheel-drive Vehicle shown Page Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools Page Storing the Flat Tire Vehicles with a Stowable Seat Hook Storing the Spare Tire and Tools Page All-Wheel Drive Compact Spare Tire Fabric/Carpet Appearance Care Special Fabric Cleaning Problems Using Cleaner on Fabric Interior Plastic Components VinylLeather Instrument Panel Washing Your Vehicle Care of Safety BeltsGlass Surfaces Weatherstrips Finish Care Cleaning Exterior Lamps/LensesWindshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades Tires Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels Chemical Paint Spotting Underbody MaintenanceSheet Metal Damage Finish Damage Description Usage Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials Engine Identiﬁcation Service Parts Identiﬁcation LabelVehicle Identiﬁcation Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number VIN Add-On Electrical Equipment Headlamp WiringPower Windows and Other Power Options Electrical System Floor Console Fuse Block Fuses and Circuit Breakers Fuse Usage Relay Usage Underhood Fuse Block DVD Automatic Transaxle Shift Lock Engine Control Module ECM Air Conditioning, Defogger Capacities and Speciﬁcations Engine Oil with Filter Engine SpeciﬁcationsEngine VIN Code Transaxle Spark Plug Gap 114 Section Maintenance Schedule Introduction Maintenance ScheduleMaintenance Requirements Your Vehicle and the Environment Using Your Maintenance SchedulePage Scheduled Maintenance Service Maintenance Scheduled Maintenance Additional Required Services Additional Required Services Maintenance Footnotes Engine Oil Level Check Owner Checks and ServicesTo your engine not covered by your warranty At Each Fuel Fill At Least Once a Year At Least Once a Month Ignition Transaxle Lock Check Automatic Transaxle Shift Lock Control System Check Parking Brake and Automatic Transaxle Park P Mechanism Check Underbody Flushing Service Usage Fluid/Lubricant Recommended Fluids Lubricants Spark Plugs Normal Maintenance Replacement PartsPart GM Part Number ACDelco Part Number Engine Oil Filter Maintenance Record Maintenance Record Maintenance Record cont’d Maintenance Record cont’d Section Customer Assistance and Information Customer Assistance and Information Customer Satisfaction Procedure Online Owner Center allows you to Online Owner Center Canada Customer Assistance Customer Assistance for Text Telephone TTY UsersCustomer Assistance Offices United States Customer Assistance Overseas Customer Assistance GM Mobility Reimbursement Program Roadside Assistance Program Dealer Locator Service Canadian Roadside Assistance Courtesy Transportation Public Transportation or Fuel Reimbursement Scheduling Service AppointmentsShuttle Service Transportation Options Courtesy Rental Vehicle Additional Program Information Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government Reporting Safety Defects Service Bulletins Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian GovernmentReporting Safety Defects to General Motors Service Publications Ordering Information Current and Past Model Order Forms Owner’s InformationOrder Toll Free Monday-Friday 800 AM 600 PM Eastern Time Page Antenna, XM Satellite Radio Antenna System Setting the Time Theft-Deterrent Feature Charging System Indicator Message Cleaning Tires Door Programmable Automatic Door Locks Windshield Wiper Hood Checking Things Under Release Horn 135 Page 130 Rear Seat Audio Rear Seat Entertainment System 101 Speciﬁcations, Capacities Understanding Radio Reception DIC